MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION

Performance Results


Gaming 160% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 138% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	168% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	124% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7968
Motherboard	MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION (all builds)
Memory	60 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Aug 03 '20 at 16:49
Run Duration	296 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 146 2-Core 291 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 813 83% 669 Pts	64-Core 813 50% 813 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Gigabyte(1458 37C4) ≥ 4GB; EVGA 11G-P4-2484-KR CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	168% Outstanding	Lighting 236 Reflection 248 Parallax 268 193% 251 fps	MRender 277 Gravity 231 Splatting 141 169% 217 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 168% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 404GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 400 488 493 492 494 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 494 Mixed 423 SusWrite 458 106% 473 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 53.1 190% 71.9 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 121%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 466GB free Firmware: EXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2335 805 808 807 809 809 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	339% Outstanding	Read 2,688 Write 2,496 Mixed 1,990 SusWrite 1,062 461% 2,059 MB/s	4K Read 71.8 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 102 340% 121 MB/s	DQ Read 1489 DQ Write 1,270 DQ Mixed 1,351 1,020% 1,370 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 339% Great: 340%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 466GB free Firmware: EXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2336 799 805 806 810 808 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	340% Outstanding	Read 2,727 Write 2,479 Mixed 1,988 SusWrite 1,061 462% 2,064 MB/s	4K Read 71.7 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 100 338% 121 MB/s	DQ Read 1,484 DQ Write 1,273 DQ Mixed 1,367 1,028% 1,375 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 340% Great: 340%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4.5TB free Firmware: FP1R SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 177 203 204 200 202 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 63% Great: 109%
Mass Storage Device 197GB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 136GB free, PID 1212 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 14 16 15 15 15 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	12.7% Very poor	Read 18.8 Write 16.5 Mixed 17.9 SusWrite 15.1 23% 17.1 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 3 182% 3.27 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 12.7% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2800 C15 4x16GB 148 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2856 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	86% Excellent	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 27.6 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 27.6 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 59.4 67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 119%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION - $175

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	352x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	47x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	42x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	98x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	57x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	41x

SSD
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	26x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	14x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	14x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 83%, 15,511 samples	24x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	12x

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Total price: $1,380

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16